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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

NEOCH Work in 2013

Here are some of the items NEOCH worked on in 2013:

NEOCH staff worked with other groups to push an expansion of
Medicaid in Ohio attending rallies, writing letters and writing
editorials to assure that most of our constituents had access to health
care.

NEOCH was able to successfully settle our lawsuit over voter ID with
the State of Ohio to extend it until after the 2016 Presidential
election.

Held 12 meetings of homeless people to talk about solutions to
homelessness. This included meetings with the Cleveland City Council,
County Council and State Representatives. We also held a meeting with
the Cleveland Police after the shooting death of two homeless people in
East Cleveland in late 2012. We focused on shelter budget cuts and the
impact of Sequestration locally on poor people.

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